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Trickster
Tom Moorhouse
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Description for Trickster
Paperback. Young rat Gabble is always being dragged into trouble by his brother Ash. But this time it's bad. Really bad. Gabble finds himself drawn into a dangerous adventure, from which he and his brother cannot return unchanged. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHJ; YFC; YFP. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
First a rat must earn his name. Then he must live up to it. This is the story of Gabble, a young rat with a wild, beloved, but unpredictable brother, Ash. At the start of the book Ash tricks Gabble into going out with him on a 'name raid', a dangerous mission to earn a True Name, normally reserved for older rats. Gabble finds himself drawn into a perilous adventure, crossing boundaries, fighting with enemy rat packs, and eventually being forced to confront both his brother and himself in the most dramatic fashion.
First a rat must earn his name. Then he must live up to it. This is the story of Gabble, a young rat with a wild, beloved, but unpredictable brother, Ash. At the start of the book Ash tricks Gabble into going out with him on a 'name raid', a dangerous mission to earn a True Name, normally reserved for older rats. Gabble finds himself drawn into a perilous adventure, crossing boundaries, fighting with enemy rat packs, and eventually being forced to confront both his brother and himself in the most dramatic fashion.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
242g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192743992
SKU
V9780192743992
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Tom Moorhouse
Tom Moorhouse lives in Oxford. When not writing fiction he works as an ecologist at Oxford University's Zoology Department. Over the years he has met quite a lot of wildlife. Most of it tried to bite him. He loves hiking up mountains, walking through woods, climbing on rocks, and generally being weather-beaten outdoors.
Reviews for Trickster
This is a beautifully told story
The School Librarian
'The world of rats is carefully created and delicately described.'
The Book Trust
'A book to dig down deep into, and make a nest with.'
Imogen Williams, Middle Grade Strikes Back blog
The School Librarian
'The world of rats is carefully created and delicately described.'
The Book Trust
'A book to dig down deep into, and make a nest with.'
Imogen Williams, Middle Grade Strikes Back blog